Mars does not have Earth’s kind of magnetic shield, so it has often been treated as the solar system’s more exposed world. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many people grow up dreaming of becoming astronauts, imagining themselves soaring through space, among the stars, where adventure ...

At public stargazes and evenings with friends at the telescope, we love to set our eyes on the wonders of Saturn and Jupiter at every opportunity. Year-round, whenever they’re above the horizon, they ...

Psyche captured the images as it flew past Mars for a gravity assist to help it toward its target.

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon will be shining brightly in the east, 93% illuminated in its waxing gibbous ...

Mark your calendars - March is the perfect time to see Mars shine in all its glory! Getty There’s nothing more exhilarating than catching a glimpse of outer space, especially if you’re a fellow ...

In the hours following sunset on Saturday (June 28), the waxing crescent moon will line up with Mars and the bright star Regulus above the western horizon — before swiftly slipping out of view.

A NASA spacecraft bound for an unusual metallic asteroid recently made a strategic flyby of Mars — and its cameras captured a rare perspective of the red planet along the way.The Psyche mission, ...

One of Mars' tallest volcanoes peeps over a thick layer of clouds, in Odyssey’s first picture of Arsia Mons peering over the Red Planet's horizon. Reading time 2 minutes Floating in orbit above Mars, ...